Job summary
- Main area
- Bank
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- 0 years (Bank)
- Hours
- Flexible working - 37.5 hours per week (Zero)
- Job ref
- 156-7897792
- Employer
- Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- West Cornwall Hospital
- Town
- Penzance
- Salary
- £25,272 pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Kernowflex (Bank) Healthcare Cleaning Professional (HCP)
Band 2
Job overview
Kernowflex (Bank) Healthcare Cleaning Professional (HCP)
Zero Hours Contract
West Cornwall Hospital, Penzance are looking for Healthcare Cleaning Professionals to join the bank. This role is a key part of keeping our clinical areas safe.
Main duties of the job
Applicants must be:
- Passionate about cleanliness!
- Champions of Infection Control
- Professional and efficient
- Flexible and enthusiastic
- ‘Customer’ focused
With a keen eye for detail in a clinical environment.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. It serves a population of around 470,000 people, a figure that can increase significantly with visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £740 million.
RCHT is responsible for the provision of services at three main sites with approximately 780 inpatient beds:
Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro
St Michael’s Hospital in Hayle
West Cornwall Hospital in Penzance
We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.
Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities, and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.
The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles. This plays a vital part in attracting and retaining highly skilled teams of doctors, nurses and other health professionals who support the care of well over half a million people each year.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side.
To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:
- Identity Checks
- Professional registration and qualification checks
- Employment history and reference checks
- Occupational Health clearance
- Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check
- Right to work in the UK
For further information please visit:
https://www.nhsemployers.org/topics-networks/employment-standards-and-regulation
We reserve the right to close this advert early.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Good education to include Grade A-C GCSE (or equivalent) in English and Mathematics and/or relevant NVQ Level 2
Desirable criteria
- Related qualifications
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Cleaning knowledge
Desirable criteria
- Related expertise
Experience
Essential criteria
- Cleaning experience
Desirable criteria
- Clinical areas experience
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Trish Stevens
- Job title
- Facilities Supervisor
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07971695907
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